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Facial Gunshot Wounds

Facial Plastic Surgery, 2019
Craniomaxillofacial gunshot injuries, resulting from assault, suicide attempts, and accidental trauma, represent a major public health dilemma in the United States.
A. Volk, Tom Shokri, Mofiyinfolu Sokoya, Y. Ducic, L. Hollier   +4 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Gunshot wounds to the spine

Spine Journal, 2004
The incidence of violent crimes has risen over the past decade. With it, gunshot injuries have become increasingly more common in the civilian population. Among the most devastating injuries are gunshot wounds to the spine.The purpose of this article is to provide a thorough review of the pathomechanics, diagnosis and treatment of gunshot wounds to the
Robert F Heary
exaly   +3 more sources

Maxillofacial Gunshot Wounds

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2015
AbstractThe majority of maxillofacial gunshot wounds are caused by suicide attempts. Young men are affected most often. When the lower one-third of the face is involved, airway patency (1.6% of the cases) and hemorrhage control (1.9% of the cases) are the two most urgent complications to monitor and prevent.
O. Maurin, S. D. de Régloix, S. Dubourdieu, H. Lefort, Stéphane Boizat, B. Houzé, J. Culoma, G. Burlaton, J. Tourtier   +8 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Selective non-operative management of civilian gunshot wounds to the abdomen: A systematic review of the evidence

Injury, 2014
J P Garner
exaly   +2 more sources

Gunshot Injuries in American Trauma Centers: Analysis of the Lethality of Multiple Gunshot Wounds

The American surgeon, 2020
Introduction Trauma center care and survival have been improving over the past several years. However, yearly firearm-related deaths have remained near constant at 33 000.
Ahmad Zeineddin, Mallory Williams, H. Nonez, Wasay Nizam, Olubode A. Olufajo, G. Ortega, A. Haider, E. Cornwell   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Postmortem Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Gunshot Wounds to the Neck

Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2020
Postmortem magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is rarely used for the radiologic assessment of gunshot injuries, although it has clear advantages over postmortem computed tomography (CT) with regard to the imaging of soft tissue injuries. Another benefit in
D. Gascho, M. Marosi, M. Thali, E. Deininger-Czermak   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Gunshot Wounds to the Acetabulum

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, 2012
To classify the fracture patterns of gunshot wounds to the acetabulum; identify the associated injuries and complications; determine the predictors of poor outcome and deep infection; and propose a treatment algorithm based on the results.Retrospective review of two trauma registry databases over a 13-year period.Multicenter study.Thirty-nine gunshot ...
Najibi, Soheil, Matta, Joel M, Dougherty, Paul J, Tannast, Moritz   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Gunshot Wounds to the Upper Extremity.

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2019
Upper extremity gunshot wounds result in notable morbidity for the orthopaedic trauma patient. Critical neurovascular structures are particularly at risk.
Reza Omid, M. Stone, C. Zalavras, Geoffrey S. Marecek   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Gunshot Wounds to the Foot

Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 1995
One hundred and one patients who sustained gunshot wounds to their feet were retrospectively reviewed. All patients were treated at King/Drew Medical Center between 1982 and 1994. From the authors' experience, they believe that patients with low-velocity gunshot wounds to the foot should be hospitalized and treated with at least a 3-day course of ...
J B, Boucree, R A, Gabriel, J T, Lezine-Hanna   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources